We really don’t need an excuse to make cookies in my family, but with the new school year on the horizon, my girls insisted that we prepare ourselves by making sure the cookie jar was full. Never mind shopping for school supplies – we must have homemade cookies in the house. With my arm fully twisted, we broke out the giant mixing bowl and started pondering what we would make. It was decided that our cookies should definitely have some chocolate chips – these are my children afterall – and perhaps some coconut and oatmeal. With these guidelines in mind, I did a little digging through my cookie recipe file and found one that fit the bill. Originally titled Everything-but-the-Kitchen-Sink Cookies, we re-named them Back-to-School Cookies in honor of our baking mission. The recipe included chocolate chips, coconut, oats, crisp rice cereal (Special…